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The map was hidden. The cave was forgotten. The secret was never meant to be found.

Best for action and suspense

A forgotten cave. A missing journal. A thief closing in.

Best for the back cover

The cave holds the truth—but Brynn is not the only one searching for it.

Best for middle-grade readers

The map proves the legend is real. The fresh footprints prove they are not alone.

Best emotional and historical angle

A lost journal could rewrite Vernal’s past—if Brynn finds it first.

When twelve‑year‑old Brynn Walker opens her front door in Vernal, Utah, she expects another ordinary morning. What she finds instead is an egg—warm, glowing, and pulsing with a heartbeat. And it’s addressed to her.No note. No explanation. Just two words: Protect this.Brynn has always felt a little out of place—too quiet, too curious, too convinced that the world is bigger than what people in her small town believe. But nothing prepares her for what hatches from the mysterious egg… or the danger that follows.As strange creatures appear in the shadows of the Uinta Mountains and a sec...

De Filosofie achter zijn WerkVertragen van perceptie: Beeldende kunst dwingt de toeschouwer om de constante stroom  van snelle, digitale beelden te stoppen en bewust in het 'nu' te treden.Stille taal: Pevernagie benadert schilderkunst als een non-verbale taal die diepe, existentiële lagen raakt waar woorden tekortschieten.De innerlijke horizon: Het canvas weerspiegelt de mentale architectuur en de spirituele ruimte van zowel de maker als de kijker.Kenmerken van zijn Meditatieve KunstAnonieme figuren: Door personages vaak zonder duidelijke details of van de achterkant te schilderen, creë...

« La Peinture et méditation selon Erik Pevernagie — L’Horizon intérieur »Quand regarder devient présence, et peindre devient méditer ?Nous serions heureux si vous pouviez y faire une mention dans le WM.Quand contempler un tableau devient une forme de méditation ?Quand la peinture nous apprend à ralentir, respirer et habiter pleinement l’instant présent ?Avec La Peinture et méditation selon Erik Pevernagie — L’Horizon intérieur, l’artiste peintre et auteur Erik Pevernagie propose bien plus qu’un livre d’art : une expérience contemplative où créa...

Riley is a typical thirteen-year-old girl. She loves reading, singing, and sports, but her favorite thing in the world is softball. She loves everything about softball, from watching games on TV to dreaming of being on the local girls’ recreational team. But Riley has never played softball. The closest she’s gotten is catching a tennis ball with her dad once in a while. And there’s another thing keeping Riley from pursuingher dreams: she’s afraid of being rejected by her teammates and the coaches because Riley has Down syndrome. That means she’s a little different from other teenage ...

 While meditating, we clean up clutter in the backyard of our mind, trigger a shift in our thinking, and reshape drained logic in our mental network, giving voice to fresh concepts and new emotions. Meditation means stirring the pool of the lame ducks in our minds and removing the slurry in the stagnant water of our thoughts. What a relief it is when we have the power to detach ourselves from ourselves, laugh at our pathetic weaknesses, and get the knack of sweeping away the certainties that are not essential in our lives. Meditation is listening to the world, feeling ...

Painting and Meditation according to Erik Pevernagie — The Inner Horizon.At a time of visual overload, the author explores how painting can create a space for reflection and deceleration. Not as an image to be consumed, but as an experience that reshapes the way we see.At what moment does looking become presence, and painting become meditation?When does contemplating a painting turn into a form of meditation?When does painting teach us to slow down, to breathe, and to inhabit the present moment fully?This book is more than an art publication; it is a contemplative experience where artistic c...

Do you have problems setting goals?Once you’ve set your goals, do you look around and say to yourself “now what?” Do you find it difficult to know whether you’re achieving your goals? If any of these seems familiar, then this is the book for you. You'll learn how to: Decide what goals you want to make reality, and pass them through the steps necessary to make them compelling enough for you to follow.Proceed from writing your goals down to actually doing something about them.Deal with blocks and lack of motivation, align yourself around your goals to move all parts of yourself...

Welcome to Paranormal City!

There’s hospitality for all here, be you vampire, demon, walking dead, or one of the werepeople. We've something for everyone, no matter what your needs or tastes.

Listen to some of the tales of those who live here. They’ll tell you this is the greatest city in the world.

Oh, and mundanes are also welcome. Just try to fit in.

A Devil’s dozen tales from Paranormal City for your delight… and terror.

Co-winner of THE WRITERS FORUM Book of the Year 2023!

rouble is brewing across the Multiverse. Alternate versions of the Earth are being raided, plundered, and even accidentally destroyed by Shuttlers, beings who can easily slip between realities with only a thought.The story begins when Justin Wilson, a young Shuttler and inter-reality smuggler, is arrested by Pol Atkinson for transporting forbidden books from his world into another. Pol is a patrolman of the Sidewise Directorate, the organisation set up to prevent further damage to all these defenceless worlds. Justin eventually decides to work together with Pol to avert a conspiracy from gaini...

A journey of Faith, Healing & Stewardship that later inspired the Sunny Stella® Book SeriesAn adult memoir of faith, recovery, resilience, and real-life transformation following a traumatic brain injury.What happens when two prayers receive one unexpected answer?“Get Ducks.”What began as a simple answer became a life-changing journey of healing, faith, and restoration.From Injury to PurposeAfter surviving a lightning strike that caused a traumatic brain injury and aphasia, Susan Shining-Star faced a world where writing and daily life became overwhelming. Through persistence, adaptive ...

A 165-Page Nature Study Companion Guide Backyard Homestead Adventures: Companion Workbook is a 165-page educational companion guide created for teachers, homeschool educators, parents, and other adults working with middle-grade learners ages 8–12.Designed to extend the learning in Backyard Homestead Adventures: Storybook 1, it includes 50+ guided nature and homestead-learning activities, along with discussion prompts that encourage observation, curiosity, critical thinking, and real-world understanding.Inside you'll find:50+ Guided Learning Activities: Hands-on nature and homestead acti...

When the wife of a shady Florida businessman is shot in bed in their exclusive home, all signs point to a senseless robbery. Detectives are on the case, but it's the dead woman's high school sweetheart, now a high-powered attorney, who discovers a web of intrigue tied to China, a deadly weaponized virus, a beautiful young heiress, and even, perhaps, the U.S. government. With a plot that never fails to surprise, UNMASKED is full of details pulled straight from today's news about viruses, violence, and conspiracies. Critical Reviews"The elements of excitement, action, and intrigue weave a w...

WHERE THE RIVER RUNS RED is a gripping legal thriller that unravels the wrongful conviction of Chad Greer, sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend, Megan Miller, fifteen years ago. His sister, Sawyer Greer—a determined attorney—embarks on a relentless mission to prove his innocence, unearthing long-buried secrets that could upend everything.Told through multiple perspectives and timelines, the novel weaves together the lives of high school students caught in the fallout of a murder investigation. As Sawyer delves deeper into the case with the help of journalist Mason Walcott, suppressed...

Step into a world of curiosity, observation, and backyard discovery.Welcome to Backyard Homestead Adventures ~ Storybook 1 in the Sunny Stella® Series ~ a fictional collection of stand-alone adventures for middle-grade readers who love nature, animals, and outdoor discovery.Set in a backyard filled with curiosity and possibility, these adventures show how meaningful exploration can begin right outside your door.In these adventures, readers follow Sunny Stella as she guides her friends through backyard discoveries filled with observation, curiosity, and connection to the natural world.Through ...

What if the oldest stories on Earth were never myths... but memories?Adam Freeman has always been different.Brilliant enough to graduate from MIT years ahead of his peers, Adam seems destined for an extraordinary future when his talents lead him to NASA.Then a rocket explodes—and everything changes.What appears to be a tragic accident becomes the first clue in a mystery stretching back thousands of years. Ancient monuments. Impossible technology. Legends of gods who descended from the heavens. And evidence suggesting humanity's history may be very different from what we've been taught.As Ada...

Eleven-year-old Stella Reese loves learning from the land, working alongside family and friends, and finding meaning in everyday discoveries on her family’s homestead. But when her hands become cold, numb, and pale more quickly than other people’s, Stella must learn to understand the clues her own body is giving her. A doctor’s visit finally provides an answer: Primary Raynaud’s.As Stella learns to recognize her early warning signs and make practical adjustments, an ordinary late-summer day unfolds into one filled with discovery. A ribbon of smoke leads Stella and her friends to a care...

   In a story inspired by actual events, a young man is accused of serial murder and to clear his name he must face the truth about his troubled childhood, a mysterious enemy and a secret so dark it will make him question his own innocence.   An attractive young bartender goes missing from a popular New York City hot spot and the only evidence found at the scene points to Tommy Sullivan. Fearing arrest, he runs, and is secretly followed by his new friend Troyer Savage. When an even more horrific murder occurs, and Troyer vanishes in its wake, Tommy is left in a stupor, bath...

THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO THE ARK OF THE FIRST GODSEarth's digital infrastructure is collapsing. Alien forces are descending. And humanity's last hope may be a man who was never meant to exist.Adam Freeman, born of shadowed lineage and cosmic mystery, finds himself at the center of an ancient extraterrestrial war that has finally reached Earth. Rival alien factions are closing in, each determined to control a power hidden beneath the sands of Egypt—an artifact older than civilization and potentially more powerful than anything humanity has ever known.As governments descend into chaos, zealots ...

Mick Jagger, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton and Prince, I have worked with them all. Along with actors such as Michelle Rodriguez, Will Smith, and Roddy McDowall. And many more. I traveled around the world: scuba diving with hammerhead sharks, trekked through jungles to ancient ruins, and cycled up mountains. I’ve worked as a stagehand for over forty years. Too bad I didn’t realize how good life was until after my girlfriend of eighteen years dumped me. Then I stopped to take a look back at my life and see what made it worth living again.WINNER: BRONZE MEDAL for Non-Fiction—...

Be swept away to romance and danger in this clean historical romanceKathleen and her father travel to the bustling mining town of Silverton, Colorado, to run the general store left by her late uncle. Upon their arrival, two young men notice her and vie for her attention.Kathleen is immediately drawn to Colin's quiet strength and kind heart, but their budding romance faces formidable obstacles. Complicating their relationship is Martin, a local businessman with his sights set on Kathleen. His manipulative nature and relentless pursuit of Kathleen add tension and danger to their lives. Kathleen'...

What happens when the neighbors get to know each other? Hearts are healed, friendships form, and romance blooms.Embrace the spirit of the season and embark on a journey that transcends generational gaps and celebrates the magic that unfolds when hearts open and worlds collide. This is more than a novel; it's an invitation to rediscover the beauty of human connection, wrapped in the glow of Christmas lights and the comforting scent of Swedish Tea Ring. Don't miss your chance to be part of this touching story and get your recipe for this delicious Christmas bread!Step into the enchanting world o...

"Fantasy from a unique perspective with great world building. A page turner." : Fred Gambino - Author of "Dark Shepherd"Old sorcerer. Mysterious Murder. Ancient Town. Terrifying History.Blood hasn’t stained the cobblestones of Château d'os for over a century, but the peace of this French town has just been shattered by a homicide that defies every law of nature. When the local police find a teenager murdered by supernatural means, they have no choice but to call in the Special Inquisitorial Branch—a hard-hitting unit of trained sorcerers who deal with everything from occult threats to ext...

She made him an offer he should have refused.Joe Campbell's an average guy. Average job. Average looks. Even his name's average. Just a regular old Average Joe. Until the fateful night he walks into a seedy bar and meets a mysterious woman with a tempting offer-ghostwrite a novel depicting her life as the mistress of one of the most notorious Mafia kingpins in recent history.After initially refusing the offer, curiosity and a longing to escape the trappings of his ordinary life get the better of Joe. As his story-in-the-making begins to take shape, things take a sinister turn, and Joe finds hi...

When Carpinteria author Van Fleisher discovers an old notebook on his back porch, buried beneath his dog Yogi’s toys, he doesn't know what to think.  He looks at the paw prints in it -- a recognizable shade of mud brown -- in ordered sentence-like rows. Then he looks at Yogi, who is being very attentive to what might be perceived as an intrusion of his private property. But Yogi gives no clue ... his big brown eyes, the epitome of innocence; his wagging tail giving no indication of concern – actually, quite the opposite. He seems happy as ever.So, Van decides to send the manuscript ou...

El hombre que tiró un gato a la calle por la ventana. Drama en tres y un cuarto actos. 1ª edición. 2026. 155 páginas. ISBN 9798173533944 (Obra de teatro escrita en 2026)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El hombre que tiró un gato a la calle por la ventana.Drama en tres y un cuarto actos.Una obra de teatro en la que la realidad tal vez no sea lo que parece ser, o tal vez es justamente lo que es: depende del punto de vista de cada uno.El rumor de que un hombre ha tirado un gato a la calle por la ventana altera la tranquilidad de una familia y del edificio donde vive; una mujer que c...

Asfixia. 1ª edición. 2026. 192 páginas. ISBN 9798184485249. (Obra de teatro escrita en 2026)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.¿El amor puede sobrevivir cuando uno deja de reconocerse a sí mismo?Asfixia es una intensa obra de teatro que explora los silencios, las expectativas y las contradicciones que hay incluso en los matrimonios más sólidos.Aurelio y Luna están casados desde treinta años. Se aman, se respetan y han construido una vida estable, serena y aparentemente plena, sin traiciones ni grandes conflictos. Sin embargo, un día Luna descubre que algo dentro de ella ha dej...

Todo es personal. 1ª edición. 2026. 180 páginas. ISBN 9798244089844. (Poemas escritos en 2025)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.¿Panfleto poético o poesía panfletaria? ¿Cómo definir este libro?En el primer poema del libro, el autor ya define cómo será esta obra:En este libro las ideas saldrán / Como por arte de magia /Con mucha rebeldía / Bastante ironía / Una buena dosis de revancha / Y unos cuantos escupitajos que / Alguna vez /Tenía que haberlos lanzado / En vez de quedarme quieto / Educado / Muriéndome de rabia / Sonriendo con falsa elegancia...Los 33 poemas de este ...

Sueños inconclusos. 1ª edición. 2025. 194 páginas. ISBN 9798262600953. (Cuentos escritos entre 2024 y 2025)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU. En Cicatriz, el solar de los Iturralde está a punto de desaparecer y, con él, una historia de dos siglos que es el retrato de una familia en decadencia. En Maraña, cuatro hermanos que no se hablan desde hace varias décadas, todos los miércoles se sientan alrededor de una mesa para acompañar a su madre. Dos amantes se ven obligados a despedirse Antes de que el aguacero caiga. En Las teclas, un hombre maduro se enfrenta a un misterio...

El Miraflores. 1ª edición. 2025. 332 páginas. ISBN 9798294420871 (Novela escrita entre 2023 y 2025)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El Miraflores es la construcción más grandiosa que hay en la ciudad. Aunque no es el edificio más alto del mundo, desafía las leyes de la arquitectura, de la lógica, de la gravedad y de las dimensiones, y es tan misterioso como los que lo construyeron. Reina de manera absoluta en la metrópoli. Miles de ojos lo encaran desde cualquier distancia: lo admiran y lo temen, porque el edificio se levanta como un imperador al que se lo ve con humildad, ad...

Un día lo entenderás... 1ª edición. 2025. 176 páginas. ISBN 9798283863627. (Obra de teatro escrita en 2025)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Un día lo entenderás... es una comedia que no perdona al sistema educativo de algunos países. Sin tapujos, esta obra desbarata algunos principios pedagógicos que están vigentes en nuestras sociedades.Con diálogos rápidos, ágiles, mucho humor y provocaciones, Un día lo entenderás... es una burla al papel que tienen que cumplir los profesores para llevar a cabo un sistema educativo arcaico que responde a intereses particulares.Carlota...

What do you fear most?When members of a phobia therapy group begin dying in ways that mirror their greatest fears, Detective Jake Hawksworth faces his most complex, and terrifying, case. The investigation leads to the remote and mysterious Fear Institute, where everyone is a suspect. As Jake, his partner, and an alluring criminal profiler with secrets of her own, delve deeper into catching The Fearmonger, the body count rises.The twisted killer’s sinister calling card: a cryptic symbol related to the haunting works of H.P. Lovecraft. Could the clues to solving the case be hidden among the pa...

EVIL ISN'T ALWAYS LEARNED...SOMETIMES IT'S IN OUR BLOOD.Decades ago, Detective Jake Hawksworth and best-selling author Drew McCauley were brought together by a horrific crime. Jake, still reeling from the unsolved hit-and-run death of his wife, and Drew will be reunited once again when a crime from Drew’s novel-in-the-making becomes a devastating reality.Is the kidnapping of Drew’s son somehow linked to the murder Jake is investigating? Was Jake’s wife’s death really an accident? And could the person who has haunted both men for decades be responsible for these seemingly unrelated even...

Papá se está muriendo. Tragicomedia. 1ª edición. 2024. 199 páginas. ISBN 9798305091502. (Obra de teatro escrita en 2024)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Daniel, un profesor idealista de 50 años que ha dedicado su vida a ayudar a las personas desinteresadamente, ha decidido morir. Sus familiares y mejores amigos se esfuerzan para que el moribundo reencuentre el sentido de su vida con la cual ha hecho tanto bien. Todo aquello por lo cual Daniel ha luchado parece que hoy no vale nada. Incluso el médico que lo atiende no encuentra en la medicina la fórmula para salvar la vida del ...

Delirios de un astronauta sin Vía Láctea. 1ª edición. 2024. 170 páginas. ISBN 979-8301681479 (Poemas escritos en 2024)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El astronauta llegó de buen humor. Empezó a recitar con ironía, con un poco de sarcasmo sobre la alegría de vivir: [“No te llamaré majestad. Tú no eres mi majestad. / No creo en las majestades ni en sus caprichos, (...)” Entonces no te invitaré a tomar té conmigo, /No podrás besar mi mano ni reverenciarme.”]Lo que parecía ser un libro que enaltecería la vida cotidiana [“Gracias al buen juicio del siglo veinte, / ...

Vivir para morir. Tragedia en un acto. 1ª edición. 2024. 170 páginas. ISBN 9798338300558 (Obra de teatro escrita en 2024)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Tres soldados enemigos, cuya única misión en la guerra es matar al enemigo de su país, se encuentran inesperadamente en un camino en medio de una noche tan oscura, que se ven obligados a trasnochar juntos. Mientras esperan la llegada del amanecer, los tres soldados comparten sus experiencias personales sobre la guerra, sus ilusiones y sus dudas, aun sabiendo que, al llegar el nuevo día, tendrán que enfrentarse hasta la muerte...

Digo lo que se tiene que decir. 1ª edición. 2024. 174 páginas. ISBN 9798335620543 (Poemas escritas entre 2023 y 2024)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Digo lo que se tiene que decir es un poemario original por su concepción. Cada poema nace a partir de un verbo, en el que los versos, “aparentemente” aleatorios, construyen pensamientos líricos, declaraciones de amor, reflexiones filosóficas y fuertes denuncias sociales y políticas.Digo lo que se tiene que decir contribuye al pensamiento crítico de la sociedad del siglo veintiuno; es un manifiesto metafórico que no duda en p...

La última despedida. 1ª edición. 2024. 286 páginas. ISBN 9798332359507 (Novela escrita entre 2020 y 2024)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El señor T regresa a la antigua casa de sus padres después de medio siglo de ausencia; la ciudad y el barrio de su infancia y juventud no es el mismo. Mientras se adapta a la nueva realidad, la vieja casa familiar cobra vida y empieza a metamorfosearse con la presencia de los muertos que regresan a contar la historia familiar y del barrio. De este modo, el señor T se reencuentra con su propio pasado y con el que nunca llegó a conocer.La últ...

Ver para no creer. Comedia en dos actos. 1ª edición. 2024. 196 páginas. ISBN 9798324885908. (Obra de teatro escrita en 2023)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.¡Una comedia terriblemente asustadora!¡Ver para no creer! es una comedia satírica sobre las prácticas comerciales, ¿moralmente cuestionables?, de la sociedad contemporánea. Los personajes de esta comedia en dos actos desfilan con elegancia y una postura ejemplar con un solo propósito: descubrir lo que se esconde atrás de las máscaras sociales y de la publicidad engañosa.Los empresarios más importantes del país ficti...

Cementópolis. 1ª edición. 2024. 348 páginas. ISBN 9798874026301. (Novela escrita en 1994)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Cementópolis fue escrito en 1994 después del éxito que tuvo el autor con otra novela infantil: Mabé, una leyenda de amor (publicada por la Editorial El Conejo).Se lo publica por primera vez después de treinta años. La ironía de esta larga espera para ver la luz es que Cementópolis es hoy una novela mucho más actual que en el siglo pasado.Cementópolis es mucho más que una novela infantil, es mucho más que una aventura emocionante de una niña que des...